PMD predicts heavy rainfall in Karachi

KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in Karachi and other cities of Sindh from Monday (tomorrow) to Tuesday.

PMD officials advised the authorities to take precautionary measures to avert any unfortunate incident in the province.

In a statement, the PMD notified that heavy rainfalls may generate urban flooding in Karachi, Thatta, Badin, and Hyderabad on Monday and Tuesday.

“The strengthened monsoon currents are predicted to generate widespread rain and thunderstorms in Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Sanghar, Mirpurkhas, Tharparkar, Umarkot, Jamshoro, and Dadu from Sunday (night) to Tuesday,” the statement read.

“Before the monsoon, there is also a possibility of dust storms and gusty winds blowing at a speed of between 20-30 nautical miles. The rainfall is likely to continue in intervals until the early hours of the morning on July 8,” PMD said.

The Met department has advised all concerned authorities to remain “alert” and take necessary precautionary measures during the forecasted periods in order to avert any unfortunate incident.

Meanwhile, the Met office said mainly dry weather is expected in most parts of the country during the next twelve hours.

The maximum temperature was recorded yesterday in Dadu 47 degree Celsius, while in Mohen Jo Daro, Dalbandin and Shaheed Benazirabad 46 degree Celsius.

However, rain-thunderstorm with winds are expected at few places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, upper Punjab, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan.